MandateThe mandate of the Inter-Agency Emergency Preparedness Council was formalized in the Emergency Program Management Regulation B.C. Reg. 477/94 pursuant to the Emergency Program Act, 1996.

From the Emergency Program Management Regulation, Section 5:

(1)

In order to facilitate the coordination of the
plans and procedures referred to in section 3, every minister referred to
in Schedule 2 must appoint one representative to a committee to be known
as the Inter-Agency Emergency Preparedness Council.

(2)

At the request of the council, a minister responsible for any
designated government corporation or other government agency may appoint
a representative from a government corporation or other government agency
for which the minister has responsibility.

(3)

The council must meet at least twice a year.

(4)

The Provincial Emergency Program must

provide a representative to act as co-chair to the council,

provide a representative to act as the council's secretary, and

provide a reasonable level of funding to support the operations
of the council.

(5)

The other co-chair for the council must be selected on an
annual basis by the council.

(6)

The council must, at the request of and in the manner and at
the times required by the Lieutenant Governor in Council or the minister,
report to the minister on

the activities of the council since the date of its last report or
for such other period as may be required, and

any other matters specified in the request.

(7)

The council must

recommend emergency preparedness, response and recovery measures to
each minister, and

provide to each minister referred to in Schedule 2 the assistance
necessary to ensure that that minister's emergency plans and
procedures are coordinated and consistent with the plans and procedures
of all other ministers and with the govemment's overall emergency
preparedness strategies.

The IEPC is co-chaired by the Director, Provincial Emergency Program (permanent basis) and by the representative of any other member ministry or agency (rotating on an annual basis).

ProductsMany of the strategies and plans on the EMBC Website have been developed either by the IEPC or through the cooperative efforts of several IEPC members. You are referred to the "Emergency Management", "Hazard Plans" and "BCERMS Manuals" menu items at left to view or download copies of these documents.

Many IEPC member ministries and agencies have web pages which have emergencies (and preparedness for emergencies) as their theme. Follow this link to a listing of these organizations related to their Emergency Management Regulation responsibilities.

The IEPC does not have an operational role, and links to individual member ministry/agency operations pages (and other useful sites) will be found under the "Operations" menu.

Member agencies are encouraged to use the approved IEPC logo directly below where it is appropriate. Use by the general public is not permitted.

The logo below has been approved by the IEPC for use by any volunteer organization, public or commercial group or individual who wishes to reflect the IEPC "spirit" of sharing responsibility for British Columbia's Emergency Preparedness.